Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

Reports

• None of the traffic lights are working

  Barthomley Interchange, Barthomley, Cheshire East, England, CW2 5PS, United Kingdom. Closed 15:37, Sunday, last updated 09:55 today

• Potholes road sinking burslem and Tunstall heading towards talke on the a500 stoke

  Bignall End Road, Dunkirk, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8LY, United Kingdom. Closed 12:11, 1 May 2026, last updated 12:52, 14 May 2026

• Water flowing down a527 grange lane

  Wolstanton Junction, May Bank, Wolstanton Marsh, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0GH, United Kingdom. Closed 19:20, 6 May 2026, last updated 11:20, 13 May 2026

• Road sunk

  Bignall End Road, Dunkirk, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8LY, United Kingdom. Closed 12:04, 1 May 2026, last updated 12:52, 6 May 2026

• Uneven surface and potholes on roundabout

  Porthill Roundabout, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0AL, United Kingdom. Closed 11:18, 24 Apr 2026, last updated 15:33, 28 Apr 2026

• Central reservation litter m6

  M6, Shraleybrook, Audley Rural, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8DX, United Kingdom. Closed 19:03, 24 Apr 2026, last updated 10:02, 28 Apr 2026

• Signs are obscured and dirty

  Queensway, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4QZ, United Kingdom. Closed 06:59, 20 Apr 2026, last updated 09:23, 20 Apr 2026

• Potholes

  Peacock Hay Road, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UP, United Kingdom. Closed 10:38, 13 Apr 2026, last updated 11:55, 15 Apr 2026

• Litter between Talke and tunstall on a500

  Queensway, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UP, United Kingdom. Closed 16:58, 19 Mar 2026, last updated 12:00, 20 Mar 2026

• The 100 yard marker sign is missing.

  M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8HT, United Kingdom. Closed 15:13, 7 Mar 2026, last updated 12:15, 9 Mar 2026

• Multiple lights still not working on key A road

  Queensway, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UP, United Kingdom. Closed 22:02, 28 Feb 2026, last updated 10:20, 2 Mar 2026

• Litter after junc 15 Keele services

  Burger King, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5HG, United Kingdom. Closed 10:15, 24 Feb 2026, last updated 09:38, 25 Feb 2026

• Broken grid - marked with traffic cone but not repaired. Just on Talke side of Cross Lane Bridge. Also new pothole just beyond grid.

  A500, Dunkirk, Audley Rural, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8ND, United Kingdom. Closed 16:51, 22 Feb 2026, last updated 15:06, 24 Feb 2026

• Pothole forming in road joint on southbound exit

  M6, Westbury Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 4QY, United Kingdom. Closed 07:19, 19 Feb 2026, last updated 15:18, 23 Feb 2026

• Dead trees

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Closed 15:20, 13 Feb 2026, last updated 09:25, 23 Feb 2026

• Pothole on M6 southbound - between lanes 2 and 3 between slip roads on Jct 16

  M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, CW2 5PS, United Kingdom. 09:28, 3 Jan 2026, last updated 13:20, 21 Feb 2026

• Very big Pothole, fast lane M6

  M6, Shraleybrook, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, CW3 9BA, United Kingdom. Closed 15:17, 18 Feb 2026, last updated 16:19, 20 Feb 2026

• Wooden fence cluttered with flyposting

  Wolstanton Junction, May Bank, Wolstanton Marsh, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0GH, United Kingdom. Closed 18:00, 12 Feb 2026, last updated 11:07, 16 Feb 2026

• Massive Pothole in the fast lane M6 southbound near marker 260.5. About 5 miles before Keele Services.

  M6, Shraleybrook, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, CW3 9BA, United Kingdom. Closed 11:05, 15 Feb 2026, last updated 09:10, 16 Feb 2026

• Pot hole inside lane of M6 southbound roughly ///cost.excusing.evening

  M6, Shraleybrook, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8DX, United Kingdom. Closed 11:42, 15 Feb 2026, last updated 09:09, 16 Feb 2026

• Two potholes in lane 1 southbound M6

  M6, Little Madeley, Madeley, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, CW3 9LY, United Kingdom. Closed 16:08, 8 Feb 2026, last updated 01:01, 12 Feb 2026

• Potholes

  M6, Little Madeley, Madeley, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, CW3 9LY, United Kingdom. Closed 16:10, 8 Feb 2026, last updated 20:26, 10 Feb 2026

• Damaged tree

  Queensway, May Bank, Wolstanton Marsh, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0UU, United Kingdom. Closed 11:53, 28 Jan 2026, last updated 10:51, 30 Jan 2026

• Lights still on 24 7 .

  Queensway, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 8SN, United Kingdom. 15:16, 10 Aug 2025, last updated 20:57, 25 Jan 2026

• Pot hole

  Peacock Hay Road, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UP, United Kingdom. 18:29, 23 Jan 2026

• Just drove through it. Happy to still have all tyres.

  M6, Keele, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5HQ, United Kingdom. Closed 19:17, 16 Jan 2026, last updated 11:27, 22 Jan 2026

• Pothole

  A500, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1XW, United Kingdom. Closed 09:42, 9 Jan 2026, last updated 13:21, 12 Jan 2026

• Over grown trees and weeds

  Queensway, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0AE, United Kingdom. 10:33, 6 Jan 2026

• Street lights have failed

  Queensway, Wolstanton Marsh, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0GH, United Kingdom. Closed 11:51, 21 Dec 2025, last updated 17:39, 22 Dec 2025

• Large volume of street lights have failed

  Queensway, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UP, United Kingdom. Closed 11:56, 21 Dec 2025, last updated 17:21, 22 Dec 2025

• Pothole and dip across slip road entry

  Talke Interchange, Red Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UP, United Kingdom. Closed 18:49, 19 Dec 2025, last updated 14:34, 22 Dec 2025

• Road Markings

  Queensway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4PB, United Kingdom. Closed 08:08, 18 Dec 2025, last updated 11:05, 19 Dec 2025

• Large pothole, inside wheel driving lane

  Queensway, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0AE, United Kingdom. Closed 12:11, 15 Dec 2025, last updated 11:08, 16 Dec 2025

• Multiple Lights Not working

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Closed 20:02, 14 Dec 2025, last updated 10:36, 16 Dec 2025

• M6 J16 litter

  M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8HT, United Kingdom. Closed 22:18, 12 Dec 2025, last updated 11:08, 15 Dec 2025

• Overgrown Roundabout

  Wolstanton Junction, Wolstanton Marsh, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0GH, United Kingdom. Closed 13:36, 24 Nov 2025, last updated 08:43, 25 Nov 2025

• Lights failed again.

  Queensway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4PB, United Kingdom. Closed 21:37, 23 Nov 2025, last updated 09:18, 24 Nov 2025

• Been upgraded to LED but still don’t work

  Queensway, Red Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UN, United Kingdom. Closed 19:21, 8 Nov 2025, last updated 14:35, 11 Nov 2025

• Multiple lights have been upgraded and still don’t work

  Queensway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4PB, United Kingdom. Closed 19:17, 8 Nov 2025, last updated 14:35, 11 Nov 2025

• Multiple lights not working

  Queensway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4PB, United Kingdom. Closed 19:15, 8 Nov 2025, last updated 10:35, 10 Nov 2025

• Lights on slip road n bound toward tunsall have faiked.

  Queensway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4PB, United Kingdom. Closed 21:18, 9 Nov 2025, last updated 10:25, 10 Nov 2025

• Multiple lights on the slip road have failed. No cats eyes, no markings, dangerous are a almost 360 junction.

  Queensway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4PB, United Kingdom. Closed 20:32, 12 Oct 2025, last updated 16:43, 13 Oct 2025

• M6 North Jct 15-16 missing sign

  M6, Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 3SR, United Kingdom. 10:04, 12 Oct 2025

• Mandy Edwards

  Keele Services, M6, Keele, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5HQ, United Kingdom. Closed 17:56, 1 Oct 2025, last updated 08:34, 2 Oct 2025

• Lights on at all times of the day

  Queensway, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 8SN, United Kingdom. Closed 10:38, 24 Sep 2025, last updated 10:57, 25 Sep 2025

• Multiple lights not working again

  Queensway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4PB, United Kingdom. Closed 23:07, 11 Sep 2025, last updated 13:46, 15 Sep 2025

• Flags on railings

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Closed 11:28, 31 Aug 2025, last updated 14:29, 1 Sep 2025

• All except one light not working A500 M6 Jct 16- Audley

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Closed 00:01, 26 Aug 2025, last updated 08:22, 27 Aug 2025

• Pothole

  M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8HT, United Kingdom. Closed 13:32, 26 Aug 2025, last updated 07:58, 27 Aug 2025

• Section fault A500, longbridge hayes to talke junctions

  Queensway, Red Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 7UF, United Kingdom. Closed 23:56, 25 Aug 2025, last updated 14:35, 26 Aug 2025

• Section fault A500 Hanley - Wolstanton

  Queensway, May Bank, The Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0JX, United Kingdom. Closed 23:59, 25 Aug 2025, last updated 14:24, 26 Aug 2025

• Multiple lights not working

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Closed 21:35, 21 Aug 2025, last updated 12:16, 26 Aug 2025

• Sign missing

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Closed 21:33, 21 Aug 2025, last updated 12:11, 26 Aug 2025

• Flag on railings

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Closed 10:43, 24 Aug 2025, last updated 09:26, 26 Aug 2025

• M6 Keele litter is awful

  M6, Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5DX, United Kingdom. Closed 14:34, 12 Aug 2025, last updated 14:41, 13 Aug 2025

• Complete street lighting failure on significant stretch.

  Queensway, May Bank, The Brampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST4 6JQ, United Kingdom. Closed 15:19, 10 Aug 2025, last updated 17:47, 11 Aug 2025

• Pothole

  M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8HT, United Kingdom. Closed 20:35, 1 Aug 2025, last updated 07:42, 4 Aug 2025

• Top red light not working

  M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, ST5 4QY, United Kingdom. 19:12, 2 Aug 2025

• Pothole southbound M6 junction 16 lane 2

  M6, CW2 5PS, England, United Kingdom. 16:10, 5 Mar 2023, last updated 02:25, 25 Jul 2025

• Pothole

  M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8HT, United Kingdom. Closed 06:10, 19 Jul 2025, last updated 10:59, 23 Jul 2025

• Multiple blocked gullys

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. 09:17, 22 Jul 2025

• Giant hogweed growing

  Newcastle Road, Swan Bank, Madeley, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, CW3 9JU, United Kingdom. Closed 14:53, 24 Jun 2025, last updated 16:31, 26 Jun 2025

• Keele Services M6 Six sheet

  M6, Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5DX, United Kingdom. Closed 18:41, 9 Jun 2025, last updated 15:51, 17 Jun 2025

• Pothole A500 slip road southbound

  Queensway, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UP, United Kingdom. Closed 07:32, 13 Jun 2025, last updated 11:40, 16 Jun 2025

• Medium Dead animal on hard shoulder

  M6, Little Madeley, Madeley, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, CW3 9LY, United Kingdom. Closed 20:02, 22 May 2025, last updated 10:50, 27 May 2025

• Speed as you approach the traffic lights

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Closed 19:37, 25 May 2025, last updated 08:50, 27 May 2025

• Lights been on all day for weeks on end

  Queensway, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4QZ, United Kingdom. Closed 21:14, 20 May 2025, last updated 08:27, 21 May 2025

• Dead possible small Dog with blue collar

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. 18:49, 6 May 2025

• Broken fence

  M6, Madeley, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5HQ, United Kingdom. Closed 20:40, 5 May 2025, last updated 11:17, 6 May 2025

• Litter on services slip road

  Keele Services, M6, Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5HG, United Kingdom. 07:41, 4 May 2025

• Red light not working

  Talke Interchange, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UP, United Kingdom. Closed 19:54, 28 Apr 2025, last updated 09:01, 29 Apr 2025

• Traffic light post fallen

  Talke Interchange, Red Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UP, United Kingdom. Closed 19:57, 28 Apr 2025, last updated 08:59, 29 Apr 2025

• Street lighting at Keele services has never worked

  M6, Keele, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5HQ, United Kingdom. 19:18, 7 Aug 2024, last updated 14:04, 28 Apr 2025

• Northbound camera

  M6, Shraleybrook, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8DS, United Kingdom. Closed 09:57, 27 Apr 2025, last updated 10:26, 28 Apr 2025

• Traffic lights not working

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. 11:10, 30 Mar 2025, last updated 16:37, 27 Apr 2025

• Lights stopped working

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Fixed 12:04, 30 Mar 2025, last updated 12:58, 27 Apr 2025

• Barely able to see any road markings at all.

  Queensway, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0AE, United Kingdom. Closed 06:41, 25 Apr 2025, last updated 11:03, 25 Apr 2025

• Keele services is filthy

  M6, Swan Bank, Madeley, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 6AE, United Kingdom. Closed 14:36, 20 Apr 2025, last updated 12:15, 22 Apr 2025

• Lots of litter

  M6, Whitmore, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5HQ, United Kingdom. Closed 13:37, 21 Apr 2025, last updated 12:14, 22 Apr 2025

• No light working

  Keele Services, M6, Keele, Madeley Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5HQ, United Kingdom. Closed 22:44, 19 Apr 2025, last updated 09:58, 22 Apr 2025

• Sunken manhole

  Grange Lane, May Bank, Wolstanton Marsh, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0AP, United Kingdom. Closed 13:12, 4 Apr 2025, last updated 15:39, 9 Apr 2025

• Traffic lights broken a500

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Fixed 11:36, 30 Mar 2025, last updated 13:32, 31 Mar 2025

• Potholes

  Talke Interchange, Red Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 1UP, United Kingdom. Closed 20:07, 26 Mar 2025, last updated 11:09, 27 Mar 2025

• Litter

  M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, CW2 5PS, United Kingdom. Closed 19:43, 23 Mar 2025, last updated 10:41, 25 Mar 2025

• Most of the a500 in both the central reservation and the sides of the carriageway is full of litter and cones that have been left after roadworks.

  M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, CW2 5PS, United Kingdom. Closed 17:21, 23 Mar 2025, last updated 10:51, 24 Mar 2025

• There is a tent in the vegetation by the a500 slip to / from Reginald Mitchel way

  Queensway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4PB, United Kingdom. Closed 12:07, 3 Mar 2025, last updated 09:15, 4 Mar 2025

• Litter below Keele services

  Keele Services, M6, Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5HG, United Kingdom. Closed 09:45, 3 Mar 2025, last updated 11:28, 3 Mar 2025

• Litter on A500 from Junction 16 towards Stoke

  M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, CW2 5PS, United Kingdom. Closed 12:24, 16 Feb 2025, last updated 12:15, 19 Feb 2025

• Roundabout and gullys overgrown

  Queensway, Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0AL, United Kingdom. Closed 16:52, 17 Feb 2025, last updated 08:42, 19 Feb 2025

• Bill /posting on roundabout fencing

  Wolstanton Junction, May Bank, Wolstanton Marsh, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0GH, United Kingdom. Closed 08:30, 11 Feb 2025, last updated 09:34, 12 Feb 2025

• Multiple lights not working on

  Queensway, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST6 4PB, United Kingdom. Closed 18:35, 31 Jan 2025, last updated 10:25, 4 Feb 2025

• Very dark stretch of road no lights at all

  Queensway, Red Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 7UF, United Kingdom. Closed 18:38, 31 Jan 2025, last updated 09:47, 4 Feb 2025

• Street lights on slip road not worked for months

  Queensway, Wolstanton Marsh, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 0GH, United Kingdom. Closed 12:43, 21 Jan 2025, last updated 11:03, 28 Jan 2025

• Pothole

  Alsager Road, Mill End, Audley Rural, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. 20:29, 23 Jan 2025

• Traffic Lights Bent and not working heading into Crewe from A500

  Barthomley Interchange, Barthomley, Cheshire East, England, CW2 5PS, United Kingdom. Closed 20:34, 7 Jan 2025, last updated 15:50, 13 Jan 2025

• Sign missing. M6/A500 jct 16

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Closed 07:59, 3 Jan 2025, last updated 12:02, 6 Jan 2025

• A500/ Alsager Road (Audley)southbound and northbound slip roads not lit

  A500, Mill End, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST7 8JH, United Kingdom. Closed 07:57, 3 Jan 2025, last updated 12:42, 3 Jan 2025

• Traffic lights post bent at about 45 degrees

  Barthomley Interchange, Barthomley, Cheshire East, England, CW2 5PS, United Kingdom. 10:03, 2 Jan 2025

• Pothole in L2 M6 SB J15 prior to exit slip

  M6, Westbury Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 4QY, United Kingdom. Closed 10:57, 19 Dec 2024, last updated 11:44, 20 Dec 2024

• A number of large trees have fallen and crashed through fencing

  M6, Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5DX, United Kingdom. Closed 13:36, 14 Dec 2024, last updated 11:23, 16 Dec 2024